binnovel 28 My daughter has grown up.
28 My daughter has grown up.
The above are the words that some idiot shouted in class.
Anne felt that these words sounded familiar.
"Ah, my dear classmates, I've missed you all so much! Did you miss me?" Joyce struck a cool pose, then glanced at her manuscript.
It turns out that this kind of "two-faced" disease is incurable, whether on Earth or in Gerson; it turns out that this kind of "show-off" behavior exists in both Earth and Gerson.
However, thanks to Joyce, the atmosphere in the weapon-refining class quickly became lively at the start of the semester.
Anne, yes, it's Anne now. Anthony is a thing of the past.
Annie's busy new school year was gradually unfolding when she received a letter from Mark. His trial mission was still indefinitely postponed, but he sent her some money, hoping she could study hard.
Anne sighed and put the letter into her domain. By the way, her domain was already the size of a van on Earth. She had put a lot of her things inside, using the space bracelet Mark had given her as a cover for what she did to outsiders.
When God closes a door, He may open a window. She lost her family on Earth, but in Gerson, she gained family again: her brother Mark and Abag.
During her absence, something interesting happened to Kane: the Joyce family's magic pot, after months of preparation, was finally released for sale.
The emergence of the fully automatic magic pot has sparked a buying frenzy for pots and pans.
By simply adding a magical power source and placing the seasonings in the right places, the magic pot can create delicious dishes for you, and its charm is undeniable.
In fact, the word "automatic" has really touched a nerve with people, as it allows them to be lazy in a legitimate way, which is a boon for lazy people.
Perhaps because it sold so well, even though Anne didn't ask Joyce for a creative fee, Joyce generously gave her a share of the profits.
Anne did the math on her finances and decided to stop her konjac snack business, since others had started to imitate her business and she was no longer the only one.
Moreover, after the summer trials, she realized even more clearly that she still had a lot of room for improvement. Besides, her spatial magic had almost been ruined during the entire summer vacation, so she needed to train more focused.
Annie planned to focus on her studies during school and then join a mercenary group to earn money during holidays.
In the second year, the students in the weapon crafting department stopped accumulating basic knowledge and started doing hands-on work, which means they officially began crafting weapons.
The entire process of crafting artifacts involves orderly and stable inscription of magical runes onto magical materials to create them. It sounds simple, but it requires several things:
3. You must be thoroughly familiar with the magic runes, without the slightest deviation.
4. Possesses high mental strength and good mental control.
5. The accurate use of magical materials is crucial, as different magical materials produce different effects in a magic circle.
This was something Annie had been looking forward to for a long time. Heaven knows she would go crazy if she had to memorize even more magical runes. If that happened, she would just transfer to the martial arts department.
Although it was just talk, after the trials during the holiday, Annie felt that her martial arts skills were good enough to transfer to the martial arts club.
To secure a scholarship, Annie had a fairly good grasp of the magical runes she had learned, and mental strength wasn't a problem, but magical materials were giving her a headache.
Her money was earned through studying, memorizing, and selling konjac from dawn till dusk; it was the result of her adventures as a mercenary; it was the care and concern sent by her brother Mark from afar. Therefore, she couldn't bear to spend even a single silver or copper coin...
It is said that once a person starts earning their own money, they will understand what waste is and how to write the word "thrift". Annie wholeheartedly agrees. So please believe that it's not that she's stingy; every penny is her hard-earned money, how could she bear to part with it!
How to create the most efficient alchemical items using the cheapest magical materials and the most stable magical runes became Annie's key research focus thereafter.
"Ha ha ha, students, look, this is the latest work of the great Joyce!"
Joyce proudly displayed a lamp shaped like a rose in front of her.
Since the start of hands-on assignment classes, this scene has become very common. Every assignment, Joyce's work is always the most flamboyant.
After successfully attracting everyone's attention, Joyce raised the light fixture and installed a magic crystal at the bottom. The rose's stamen immediately began to spray water. The arc and size of the water were specially adjusted, spraying out along the petals and then falling back into the flower's center. Combined with the twinkling colorful lights, it was a magnificent sight.
A scaled-down version of the magic fountain, inspired by Anne Ash, with its physical operation created by the prodigal son Joyce.
"Wow, Joyce, this lamp is so beautiful!"
"Yes, Joyce, you're amazing!"
Since the magic pot became a hit, Anne has become the creative consultant for the Joyce family, and of course, also the personal creative consultant for young Master Joyce.
Annie dared to suggest ideas like automatic magic pots, automatic washing machines, and even fountains, and the Joyce family dared to make them happen. Annie was truly astonished.
As Joyce's personal creative consultant, all she had to do was provide enough flashy ideas for Joyce to show off.
With this somewhat unreliable side hustle, Annie's financial problems were solved once and for all, freeing up more time for her to practice martial arts and magic.
By the end of her second year, Annie's spatial magic had greatly improved, and she was also quite proficient in other types of magic, able to cast them instantly. Her martial arts skills had also become more formidable, and most importantly, Annie had gradually established her own fighting style:
Using other types of magic as an aid, employing agile movements, adapting to circumstances, making full use of the environment, and attacking the opponent's vitals quickly and accurately, this creates a three-in-one combat style that combines environment, auxiliary magic, and flexible martial arts.
As for spatial magic, it's Annie's trump card and her life-saving trick.
Dear reader, if you didn't understand the fighting style mentioned above, let us explain it again. In short: it's about using every available opportunity, resorting to trickery, deception, and deception, and fighting shamelessly with victory as your goal!
Time flies, and Mark and Kerry still haven't returned to school. Soon, Annie has grown into a graceful 16-year-old girl. It's springtime in the year 1066 of the Brightness Era, and the new year's school activity week has arrived. This year, Annie is already in the second semester of her third year.
That same year, Lynn, her first friend at the Royal Academy of Magic in Kane, was invited to the temple to study priestly magic because of her outstanding performance in light magic.
Time flies!
That year, Annie's fighting spirit was already showing signs of forming, just one step away from completion. After the second semester of her third year, the formal graduation trial would begin. Annie hoped to master her fighting spirit before then, so she decided to participate in the Rose Warrior competition to save her life.
At the same time, inside Kane's palace, King Henry V of the Kane Empire was furiously discussing matters with his ministers.
"Your Majesty, regarding the issue of Balan Island, shouldn't you make a decision? The administrative officials there have changed dozens of times."
"Damn it, it's Baran Island again! Oh, I'm going crazy! They want that island so badly, just give it to them! I'll declare tomorrow that Baran Island is no longer Kane's territory!" Henry V was spitting as he spoke, his curly beard blowing wildly. He really didn't care about his royal image anymore.
"You absolutely mustn't do that, Your Majesty! What will become of the Kane Empire's reputation if we do this?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, you mustn't!"
The ministers hurriedly tried to stop the crazy behavior of King Kane, the most eccentric king in history.
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Henry V roared.
These lousy guys just dump problems on him. Is being king all-powerful?
Balan Island, located in the South China Sea of the continent of Gerson, was a deserted island hundreds of years ago. At that time, Dia, the founding monarch of Cain, was still a prince. He discovered the island during a journey. According to the continent's rules, as long as you plant your family flag on the island, it belongs to you.
Dia planted his flag on Balan Island, and soon after, the Continental War began. Dia went to the front lines and later established the Kane Empire, a permanently neutral empire. Balan Island then became Kane's territory.
Construction in this area was delayed because Kane was too far away and the newly established empire had many matters to attend to.
Furthermore, since Balan belongs to Kane, it is a neutral region that other countries on the continent cannot attack. Over time, it has become a gathering place for many pirates and criminals, because no country's army dares to invade it, otherwise they will be punished by the power of the law.
The people on the island dared not claim the island as their own, because doing so would mean the island would no longer belong to Kane, and the surrounding countries could then attack it at will. Since the pirates' crimes were too numerous to count, Balan Island could only nominally belong to Kane.
When the people of Cain began to pay attention to this area, it was already plagued by bandits. For the sake of national dignity, Cain sent people to take control several times, but the efforts always came to nothing. By the time of Henry V, the problem on Balan Island had worsened; many passing ships were being robbed.
More and more criminals fled here, and Balan Island became a notorious city of crime.
Foreign ambassadors from various countries came to Kane to negotiate, demanding that Kane cleanse the city of Balan. Henry V was so annoyed by the envoys that he really wanted to just abandon Balan!
Henry V puffed out his beard and glared, making his ministers tremble with fear.
"Your Majesty, let's discuss this issue later. Uh, let's talk about it first, let's talk about it first. Right, let's talk about the new Rose Warrior competition at the Magic Academy." The minister stammered, quickly changing the subject.
"The Rose Warriors? It's time for the Rose Warriors competition again?" Henry V changed the subject.
According to custom, the royal family would prepare a reward for the first-place winner of the Rose Warriors every year. Suddenly, Henry V had a flash of inspiration.
"Ha, I know how to solve the Balan problem!"
Henry V's eyes darted around, and he smiled smugly, his curly beard twitching, which puzzled the surrounding ministers.
"I have decided to award Balan Island as the prize to this year's Rose Warrior champion!"
The ministers all fell to the ground with a thud.
Your Majesty, have you gone mad again? Giving a student an island, and a notorious island of sin at that?